Share global cumulative co2 flaring in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share global cumulative co2 flaring was 0.0064 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share global cumulative co2 flaring in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0064 for share global cumulative co2 flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global cumulative co2 flaring in Switzerland peaked at 0.0066 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 95th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share global cumulative co2 flaring in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 | +141.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 | +51.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 0.002 | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.003 | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.004 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.005 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0064 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0064 | -1.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0064 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0136, 47% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0064 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0261, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global cumulative co2 flaring in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +141.2% | 0.0003 | 0.0008 |
| 1992 | +51.0% | 0.0008 | 0.0012 |
| 1993 | +35.7% | 0.0012 | 0.0016 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 | 0.0003 | 0.0036 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 | 0.0038 | 0.0058 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 | 0.0059 | 0.0066 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 | 0.0064 | 0.0066 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global cumulative co2 flaring in Switzerland?
- Share global cumulative co2 flaring in Switzerland was 0.0064 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global cumulative co2 flaring recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share global cumulative co2 flaring recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for share global cumulative co2 flaring?
- Switzerland ranks 95th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global cumulative co2 flaring rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global cumulative co2 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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